Total Crime Rate

596.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 596.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 241.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.2 10/10
  • Drugs 69.9 10/10
  • Other theft 64.5 10/10
  • Burglary 43.0 10/10
  • Public order 37.6 10/10
  • Robbery 26.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scarbrook Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 20th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scarbrook Road (CR0 1FN) in the last 12 months was 596.8 per 1,000 residents and was 229.3% higher than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 241.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 348.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarbrook Road (CR0 1FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North End, where police recorded 445 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (118 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scarbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North End
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southbridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southbridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southbridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Stile Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Croydon Flyover Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halstead Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason'S Avenue

Data Sources

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